The Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion is one of the

Queen's Awards for Enterprise The Queen's Awards for Enterprise is an awards programme for British businesses and other organizations who excel at international trade, innovation, sustainable development or promoting opportunity (through social mobility). They are the highest ...

, and is awarded annually to people who play an outstanding role in promoting the growth of business enterprise and/or entrepreneurial skills in other people. It is bestowed by the

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on the advice of the

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. Recipients receive an engraved crystal glass commemorative item, a Grant of Appointment and are invited to a reception at

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. Sometimes the award is presented by another member of the British Royal Family, and sometimes at another location.

For example, people who: * give up their time – and sometimes provide financial support – to help potential entrepreneurs in education or in the early phases of business development * work in education, training or youth work and help provide others with enterprise skills * are involved in social enterprise and either achieve business outcomes or help others develop business skills

Entry is by nomination only and people cannot nominate themselves. Thirteen awardees have been from the National Enterprise Network.

History

The award was initiated in 2004, with the first awards being made in 2005. The award is for achievement in enterprise promotion, between five and ten awards have been made annually since 2005, in addition to one lifetime achievement award each year and sometimes an honorary award (three such awards have been made as of 2015).

2016

Lifetime Achievement

* Dorothy Francis, MBE, Co-Director of Co-operative and Social Enterprise Development Agency (CASE),

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...

Achievement in Enterprise Promotion

* Darrin M Disley Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Discovery Group plc,

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...

Bejay Mulenga Bejay Mulenga (born Bejjy Mulenga; 6 July 1995) is a British entrepreneur, founder CEO, creative consultant and public speaker. At age 20, Mulenga became the youngest recipient of the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion. He is founder of the ...

, Founder, Supa Tuck and Supa Academy, London * Katherine Welch, Founder, Social Enterprise Acumen CIC,

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county *Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in No ...

* Claire Locke, DL, Founder, Artigiano, Entrepreneur and Angel Investor, Vice-Chair of The Prince's Trust Enterprise Fellowship, Trustee, 1851 Trust,

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

2015

Lifetime Achievement

* Christopher Pichon The Wenta Business Centre

Achievement in Enterprise Promotion

* Steven Stokes of the

University of Wales Trinity St Davids The University of Wales Trinity Saint David ( cy, Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant) is a multi-campus university with three main campuses in South West Wales, in Carmarthen, Lampeter and Swansea, a fourth campus in London, England, and learning ...

* Margaret Gibson of

Women's Enterprise Scotland A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardle ...

* Richard Holt of Creative Innovation Centre CIC * Nelson Campbell Gray, business investor *

Lopa Patel Lopa Patel, MBE, is a British Indian businesswoman and a strategically minded leader in executive and non-executive roles. She is best known for delivering transformational change via the implementation of digital technology. Early life and educ ...

digital media entrepreneur

2014

Lifetime Achievement

Wray Irwin Wray or WRAY may refer to: Places * 19721 Wray, an asteroid * Wray, Colorado, United States * Wray, Georgia, United States * Wray, Lancashire, a village of Lancashire, England, United Kingdom * Wray 17-96, a star in the Scorpius constellation ...

Director of Employability and Engagement,

University of Northampton , mottoeng = Let us not be ignorant , established = 2005 (gained University status) 1975 (Nene College established) , type = Public , endowment = £0.95 m (2015) , chancellor = Richard Coles , vice_chancellor = ...

Achievement in Enterprise Promotion

Christine Atkinson Christine may refer to: People * Christine (name), a female given name Film * ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei'' * ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name * ''Christine'' (1987 fil ...

, Deputy Director of Entrepreneurship,

University of South Wales The University of South Wales ( cy, Prifysgol De Cymru) is a public university in Wales, with campuses in Cardiff, Newport and Pontypridd. It was formed on 11 April 2013 from the merger of the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wal ...

, Pontypridd, Wales * Timothy Barnes, Director of Enterprise Operations and UCL Advances,

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

; Founder of

Citrus Saturday Citrus Saturday is an international experiential learning programme developed by UCL Advances, the centre for entrepreneurship and business interaction at University College London, aimed at teaching entrepreneurship and enterprise skills to youn ...

, London * Eric Binns, Enterprise Officer,

Calderdale Council Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. The council styles itself Calderdale Council. It is a metropolitan district council, one of five in West Yorkshir ...

, Halifax, West Yorkshire *

Mark Hart Mark Hart (born July 2, 1953), is an American musician and multi-instrumentalist best known for being a member of both Supertramp (1986–1988, 1996–2002, 2015–present) and Crowded House (1993–1996, 2007–2019). As well as being a group memb ...

, Chair, Small Business and Entrepreneurship,

Aston University Aston University (abbreviated as ''Aston''. for post-nominals) is a public research university situated in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Aston began as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School in 1895, evolving into the UK's first c ...

, Birmingham * Guy Mucklow, Chief Executive Officer, Postcode Anywhere (Europe) Ltd, Worcester * Ann Stonehouse, Chair, Assist Women's Network, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire * Jayne Taggert, Chief Executive, Causeway Enterprise Agency, Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

2013

Lifetime Achievement

* Claire Dove MBE, Chief Executive, Blackburne House Group, Liverpool, Merseyside

Achievement in Enterprise Promotion

* Lady Cunningham, Enterprise Development Coach, Ways into Successful Enterprise,

Allerdale Borough Council Allerdale is a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, England, with borough status. Its council is based in Workington and the borough has a population of 93,492 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 96,422 at the 2011 Census. The Bor ...

, Workington, Cumbria *

Rajeeb Dey Rajeeb Dey Order of the British Empire, MBE (born 6 December 1985) is a British entrepreneur. He was the winner of the O2 X Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 Award and has been referred to as "among the most high profile" young entrepreneurs by ...

, CEO and Founder, Enternships, London EC1 * Richard Gallafent, patent and trade mark attorney, senior partner in Gallafents LLP, a private practice in London * Michael Herd, Executive Director, The Sussex Innovation Centre,

University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...

, Falmer, East Sussex * Ian Smith, Vice Principal, Surbiton High School for Girls, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey * Elizabeth Towns-Andrews, Director of Research and Enterprise,

University of Huddersfield , mottoeng = Thus not for you alone , established = 1825 – Huddersfield Science and Mechanics' Institute1992 – university status , type = Public , endowment = £2.47 million (2015) , chancellor = George W. Buckley , vice_chancel ...

, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire * John Vernon, Business Advisor, Oxfordshire Business Enterprise, Banbury, Oxfordshire

2012

Lifetime Achievement

* Carmel Gahan Director of Ross Carberry Ltd, Swansea, Wales

Achievement in Enterprise Promotion

Steve Rawlings ''Doctors'' is a British medical soap opera which began broadcasting on BBC One on 26 March 2000. Set in the fictional West Midlands town of Letherbridge, the soap follows the lives of the staff and patients of the Riverside Health Centre, a fi ...

, chief executive of Lakehouse, Romford, Essex * Brian Tanner, professor of physics and Dean of Knowledge Transfer,

Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_chan ...

, Durham * Sandy Ogilvie, retired chief executive, Project North East, Gateshead, Tyne and Weir * Claire Ferris, Manager, Work West Enterprise Agency, Belfast, N. Ireland * Steve Hoyle, managing director, Regenerate Pennine Lancashire Ltd, Accrington, Lancashire * Elizabeth Tappenden, Director, In To Biz Limited, The Isle of Wight *

Hugh Burnett Hugh Burnett (July 14, 1918 – September 29, 1991) was an African-Canadian carpenter and a civil rights leader. A descendant of slaves, Hugh Burnett was a carpenter in the rural Canadian town of Dresden, Ontario. He was active in the National Un ...

OBE, DL, founder and chairman, Enterprise Works, Newhaven, East Sussex * Russell Smith, chief executive officer, Business Boffins Ltd, Chinnor, Oxfordshire *

Chris Hunt Chris Hunt is a British journalist, magazine editor, and author.Chris Hunt intervi ...

, retired assistant head teacher and director, Stress in Teaching Limited, Bournemouth, Dorset * Stuart Langworthy, Director of Business and Enterprise Specialism,

Millbrook Academy Henley Bank High School is an 11 to 18 academy in Gloucester, England. It is sponsored by the Greenshaw Learning Trust. In January 2018, the school was taken over by Greenshaw Learning Trust, in order to assist in improving aspects of the school ...

, Brockworth, Gloucester

2011

Lifetime Achievement

* Ronald Batty former chief executive, CDC Enterprise Agency, Durham, County Durham

Achievement in Enterprise Promotion

* Keith Bates, development consultant of Keith Bates Development Services, Bristol * David Benstead director of Diodes Zetex Limited, Oldham, Greater Manchester * Robert Blackburn director of the Small Business Research Centre,

Kingston University , mottoeng = "Through Learning We Progress" , established = – gained University Status – Kingston Technical Institute , type = Public , endowment = £2.3 m (2015) , ...

, Kingston upon Thames, London *

Alison Brown Alison Brown (born August 7, 1962) is an American banjo player, guitarist, composer, and producer. She has won and has been nominated for several Grammy awards and is often compared to another banjo prodigy, Béla Fleck, for her unique style of ...

, head of technology, director of specialism, Catcote School Business and Enterprise College, Hartlepool, County Durham *

Geoffrey Davies Geoffrey Davies (born 15 December 1942 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor. Biography The son of an accountant, Davies was educated at grammar school and studied at art college to be a commercial artist before becoming an ...

OBE, managing director Alamo Group Europe Ltd., vice president, Alamo Inc (US), Worcestershire *

Paul Davies Paul Charles William Davies (born 22 April 1946) is an English physicist, writer and broadcaster, a professor in Arizona State University and Director of BEYOND: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science. He is affiliated with the Institute ...

, voluntary chief executive and business coach, Clowne Enterprise, Clowne, Derbyshire * Victoria Lennox, founder and chair of trustees, National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs, London * Susan Marlow, professor of entrepreneurship,

De Montfort University De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) is a public university in the city of Leicester, England. It was established in accordance with the Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 as a degree awarding body. The name De Montfort University was tak ...

, Leicester * Alexander Pratt founder of Serious Brands Ltd., Bierton, Buckinghamshire * Khalid Saifullah director of Star Tissue UK Ltd., Blackburn, Lancashire

2010

In 2009 there were postal delays due to a strike, and the nomination period for 2010 was extended to 4 November 2009.

Lifetime Achievement

* (George) Douglas Scott, chief executive officer, TEDCO Ltd, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear.

Achievement in Enterprise Promotion

* Timothy Allan, former chair, Young Enterprise Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland. *

Nicholas Bowen Nicholas Robert Bowen, , also known as Nick Bob Bowen, is a head teacher and promoter of enterprise. He was the head teacher at St Benet Biscop Catholic High School, Bedlington, Northumberland from 2001 to 2012. In 2010, he was awarded the Quee ...

, head teacher,

St Benet Biscop Catholic High School St. Benet Biscop Catholic Academy (formerly S. Benet Biscop Catholic High School) is a Roman Catholic high school in Bedlington, Northumberland, England. It is the only Catholic high school in the county. Patron Biscop Baducing was born around ...

, Bedlington, Northumberland. * Paul Davidson, chief executive, Bolton Business Ventures, Bolton, Lancashire. * Simon Denny, associate dean, Research and Knowledge Transfer, Northampton Business School, University of Northampton, Northamptonshire. * Beverly Hurley, chief executive, YTKO, Cambridge. * Murdoch MacLeod, director, MacLeod Construction Limited,

Lochgilphead Lochgilphead (; gd, Ceann Loch Gilb ) is a town and former burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, with a population of around 2,300 people. It is the administrative centre of Argyll and Bute. The village lies at the end of Loch Gi ...

, Argyll, Scotland. *

Maureen Milgram Forrest Maureen Milgram Forrest (1 February 1938, London) was a British co-founder of LeicesterHERday Trust and the original project director for the BRIT School in Croydon, London. She is also known as Lillian Maureen Bernice Forrest. She was born in ...

, founder chair and current chair, LeicesterHerDay Trust, Leicester. *

Kenneth Nelson Kenneth Nelson (March 24, 1930 – October 7, 1993) was an American actor. Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Nelson appeared in several television series in the late 1940s, ''Captain Video and His Video Rangers'' and ''The Aldrich Family'' am ...

, chief executive officer and company secretary,

Larne Enterprise Development Company Larne (, , the name of a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic territory) is a town on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with a population of 18,755 at the United Kingdom census, 2011, 2011 Census. It is a major passenger and freight Roll-on/ro ...

Ltd (LEDCOM), Larne, Northern Ireland. * Frank Nicholson, former managing director,

Vaux Breweries Vaux Brewery was a major brewer and hotel owner based in Sunderland, England. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange. It was taken over by Whitbread in 2000. History The company was founded in 1806 by Cuthbert Vaux (1779–1850), p ...

, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. * Ederyn Williams, director,

Warwick Ventures Warwick Ventures is a University technology commercialisation office of the University of Warwick, in Coventry, United Kingdom. History The company was set up as an academic department within the University of Warwick by Ederyn Williams in ...

, University of Warwick, Coventry, Warwickshire.

2009

Lifetime Achievement

* (Arthur) Allan Gibb OBE, Former Director, Small Business Centre,

, Durham

Achievement in Enterprise Promotion

* Karen Arnold, Chief Executive,

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, Wimborne, Dorset. * Charles John Cracknell, Youth Enterprise and Microbusiness Manager,

Hull City Council (Kingston upon) Hull City Council is the governing body for the unitary authority and city of Kingston upon Hull. It was created in 1972 as the successor to the Corporation of (Kingston upon) Hull, which was also known as Hull Corporation and fou ...

, East Riding of Yorkshire. * Jacqueline Frost, Enterprise Projects Manager,

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council, one of four in South Yorkshire and one of 36 in the metropolitan countie ...

, South Yorkshire. * David Irwin, Partner, Irwin Grayson associates, Stocksfield, Northumberland. *

James Murray Wells James Nicholas Murray Wells OBE (born March 1983) is an English entrepreneur and was founder, owner and executive chairman of Prescription Eyewear Limited (trading as Glasses Direct), London, which he started whilst at university in 2004 and so ...

, Founder and Executive Chairman of Prescription Eyewear Limited (trading as Glasses Direct), London. * Beverley Pold, Business Development and Policy Manager, Chwarae Teg/Fair Play, Cardiff. *

John Thompson John Thompson may refer to: Academics * J. A. Thompson (1913–2002), Australian biblical scholar * John D. Thompson (1917–1992), nurse and professor at the Yale School of Public Health * John G. Thompson (born 1932), American mathematician * ...

, Roger M Bale Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. *

Angela Wright Angela Wright is the former chief executive and founder of Solent Skill Quest Limited, Southampton, Hampshire. She was chair of the National Enterprise Business Partnership (NEBPN), later the Institute for Education Business Excellence (IEBE). In 2 ...

, Chief Executive, Solent Skill Quest Limited, Southampton, Hampshire. * Charlotte Young, Chair of Board of Trustees,

School for Social Entrepreneurs A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsor ...

, London.

Honorary

* Charles Gerard Ford, Director and Chief Executive of

Advantage Northern Ireland Limited Advantage may refer to: * Advantage (debate), an argument structure in competitive debate * Mechanical advantage, in engineering, the ratio of output force to input force on a system * Advantage of terrain, in military use, a superiority in el ...

, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland.

2008

Lifetime Achievement

* John Eversley MBE, director and vice-chair,

Tyne and Wear Enterprise Trust Ltd Tyne may refer to: __NOTOC__ Geography * River Tyne, England *Port of Tyne, the commercial docks in and around the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England *River Tyne, Scotland * River Tyne, a tributary of the South Esk River, Tasmania, Australia Peop ...

, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Achievement in Enterprise Promotion

Zulfiqar Ali Zulfiqar Ali may refer to: * Zulfiqar Ali (Kenyan cricketer) * Zulfiqar Ali (Pakistani cricketer) * Zulfiqar Ali (mayor) {{hndis, Ali, Zulfiqar ...

, chairman, Reach BCS, Rochdale, Lancashire. * Sally Arkley, managing director,

Womens Business Development Agency A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...

, Coventry, Warwickshire. * Paul Barry-Walsh, chairman,

Fredericks Foundation The Fredericks Foundation is a British microfinance charity that provides financial support and advice for social enterprises and charities. Charitable work The Fredericks Foundation was established in 2001 by entrepreneur Paul Barry-Walsh, with ...

, Lightwater, Surrey and chairman, Netstore plc, Reading, Berkshire. * Brian Dunsby, principal, Perlex associates, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. * John Jennens, business counsellor, Oxfordshire Business Enterprise, Banbury, Oxfordshire. * Michael Leithrow, executive director and general manager, Northern Pinetree Trust, Birtley, County Durham. * John May, chief executive, Career Academies UK, London. * Pamela Neal, mentor and workshop facilitator, CODA Business Management Ltd, Newport, Wales. *

Janette Pallas Janette Pallas is the Business Incubation and Enterprise manager, De Montfort University, Leicester. In 2008, she was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion The Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion is one of the Queen's Awards for ...

, business incubation and enterprise manager,

, Leicester.

Honorary

* Nicholas O'Shiel, director and chief executive, Omagh Enterprise Company Ltd, Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

2007

Lifetime Achievement

* Joan Richards MBE, youth business advisor, Business Connect, Neath, Port Talbot, Wales

Achievement in Enterprise Promotion

* Pauline Barnett, deputy chief executive,

East London Small Business Centre Ltd. East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...

, London. * Nigel Brown, chairman, NW Brown Group Limited, Cambridge. * Jane Delfino, innovations director,

United Learning Trust United Learning is a group of state-funded schools and fee-paying independent schools operating in England. United Learning is the trading name for United Church Schools Trust (UCST) and United Learning Trust (ULT). It is one of the largest 10 ch ...

, Manchester. * Anne Duncan, chief executive, Yellowfin Ltd., Southampton. * Geoffrey Ford, chairman,

Ford Component Manufacturing Limited Ford commonly refers to: * Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford * Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river Ford may also refer to: Ford Motor Company * Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company * Ford F ...

, South Shields, Tyne and Wear. * Charles Hadcock, owner and director, The Watermark, Preston, Lancashire. * Janet Scicluna, proprietor, Janet Scicluna associates, Cardiff. * David Secher, chief executive,

N8 Group The N8 Research Partnership is a partnership created in 2006 of the eight most research-intensive universities in Northern England – Durham, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and York. The N8 Research Partnership ...

, Sheffield. *

Caroline Theobald Caroline Helen Theobald is the managing director, Bridge Club Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne. In 2007, she was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Y ...

, managing director, Bridge Club Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.

2006

Lifetime Achievement

David Rowe David or Dave Rowe may refer to: Academics * David C. Rowe (1949–2003), American psychologist * David E. Rowe (born 1950), American mathematician and historian Business and technology * David Rowe (entrepreneur) (born 1958), British entrepreneu ...

, director of the

University of Warwick Science Park Ltd A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

, West Midlands.

Achievement in Enterprise Promotion

John Anderson John Anderson may refer to: Business *John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820), Scottish merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland * John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), American educator, military officer and railroad executive, mentor of ...

CBE, non-executive chairman of the

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, Sunderland * Derek Browne, chief executive of Entrepreneurs in Action, London. * Janet Brumby, development manager of

Young Enterprise Young Enterprise is a national charity who specialise in Enterprise Education and Financial Education. Young Enterprise works directly with young people, teachers, volunteers and influencers to build a successful and sustainable future for all you ...

, Hull and East Riding. * Walter Herriot OBE, managing director of

St John's Innovation Centre St John's Innovation Centre (SJIC) is a business incubator in Cambridge, England. It houses a concentration of science and technology related businesses. History The idea for the innovation centre was first proposed by Dr Chris Johnson, who was ...

, Cambridge * Jason Holt, director, R Holt & Co, London. * Bryan Keating, managing partner of the CIP partnership, visiting professor at the

University of Ulster sco, Ulstèr Universitie , image = Ulster University coat of arms.png , caption = , motto_lang = , mottoeng = , latin_name = Universitas Ulidiae , established = 1865 – Magee College 1953 - Magee Un ...

and chairman of the advisory board of the

Northern Ireland Centre for Entrepreneurship Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a ra ...

, Belfast. * David Kirby, professor of entrepreneurship,

University of Surrey The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following recommendations in the Robbins Report. The institut ...

, Guildford. * Amanda Parris, business centre manager,

Rotherham Investment and Development Office Rotherham () is a large minster and market town in South Yorkshire, England. The town takes its name from the River Rother which then merges with the River Don. The River Don then flows through the town centre. It is the main settlement of ...

, South Yorkshire. * Peter Westgarth, chief executive,

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and former chief executive of Young Enterprise UK, Oxford.

Honorary

* Douglas Richard, director and co-founder,

Library House The Library House Ltd (Library House) was a business information and consulting company based in London, England, founded in 2002 by Doug Richard and John Snyder. Library House went into administration in December 2008, has had its database of ...

, Cambridge.

2005

Lifetime Achievement

* Kenneth O'Neill, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development, School of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Strategy,

, Northern Ireland

Achievement in Enterprise Promotion

* Sikander Badat, head of policy, Ethnic Minority Business Development, Chamber Link, Bolton * Alan Barrell, FRSA, chairman of several companies, Cambridge * Dinah Bennett, FRSA, OBE, programme director, Policy and International Development Centre for Executive Education and Enterprise,

Durham Business School Durham University Business School is the business school of Durham University and is located in Durham, England. Established in 1965, it holds triple accreditation (AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS). It is currently ranked between 7th and 67th in the worl ...

, Durham * Stephen Dumbell, chief executive officer, Knowsley Development Trust, Merseyside * Diane Gowland, director,

Centre for Innovation and Partnerships Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricit ...

, Newham College, London * Gary McEwan, managing director, The Maitland Partnership Ltd, Hillington, Renfrewshire * Brian Murray, chief executive, Workspace, The Business Centre, Draperstown, Magherafelt, Northern Ireland *

Joy Nichols Joy Eileen Nichols (17 February 1925 – 23 June 1992) was an Australian-British comedian, actress and singer who also worked in the United States. She was best known as one of the stars of ''Take It From Here'' on BBC Radio. Biography Nichols, ...

, chief executive, Nichols Agency Ltd, London * Edward Prosser, inventor/innovator, Cardiff * Charles Skene, OBE, founder and trustee, Skene Young Entrepreneurs Award, Aberdeen

References

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